Exam 1: Introduction to Psychology

The Psychology Department is located in a building named after the founder of scientific psychology.The name of the building must be:

Which of the following questions would most interest a structuralist?

An automaker moved the location of the horn to a lever on the steering column for one of its car models, when they introduced air bags.It was later found that motorists were confused by the new location of the horn, and often flicked the wipers or turned on the lights, instead of sounding the horn.The company asked a psychologist to help solve this design problem.The psychologist the company hired to help is most likely:

Larry is a graduate student whose major area of interest is cognitive psychology.You should expect that Larry is most interested in:

John considers himself a(n) ____________________ because his work involves extending the principles of psychology to practical, everyday problems in the real world.

List three types of research psychologists and describe the types of topics studied by each.

Dr.Gephardt believes that it is not possible to fully understand vision using only the summation of sensory experiences.Instead, Dr.Gephardt believes we must also understand the purpose vision plays in survival and adaptation.This view is most consistent with the:

The owner of a store that buys and sells used books has just purchased one written by a behaviorist.The book is most likely about:

An auction house is about to sell a first edition of a book arguing psychology should not study consciousness, but should emphasize the study of how the unconscious memories and urges effect behavior.The book was most likely written by:

In his job as a(n) ____________________, Nathaniel focuses on higher mental processes, such as memory, learning, and reasoning.

Who of the following is most closely linked with the functionalist view in psychology?

The goal in functionalism is to:

In the 18ᵗʰ century, the German philosopher ____________________ proposed that human beings are born with certain mental structures, such as an understanding of cause-and-effect.

Discuss the main differences between Freud's psychoanalytic view and the humanistic view to understanding human behavior and motivation.

Elena is a psychologist who works with the FBI to improve methods of interviewing eyewitnesses to crimes.Elena would most likely be classified as:

Through the use of systematic introspection, Titchener's laboratory was one of the first to document that complex tastes could be broken down into four elementary tastes.

Which of the following questions would most interest a behaviorist?

Who was the first person to introduce the concept of the reflex, an automatic, involuntary reaction of the body?

In his job as a(n) ____________________, Mark conducts experiments in an attempt to discover the basic principles of behavior and mind.

Humanistic psychologists, such as Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow, focused on: